Given name
Elsha
“one who is noble”·“God is my salvation”
Elsha is a variant of Elica. One German interpretation is “one who is noble.” Elsha is a variant of Elisha. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Elsha is a variant of Elica. One German interpretation is “one who is noble.” Elsha is a variant of Elisha. One Hebrew interpretation is “God is my salvation.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Elsha is a variant of Elica. An origin associated with Elica is German. Elsha is a variant of Elisha. An origin associated with Elisha is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Elsha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35
- 0 boys · 35 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2010. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 141 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Elsha’s family of names
Elsha has a related form in Elisha. Elsha has a related form in Elica.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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